Improvement in tips for fishing-rods



fNiTED *ras JULIUs voM Horn, or NEW voelt, N. Y.,

VSpecification forming part of Letters Patent No. 35,339, dated May 20, 1862.

I ication, wherein- Figure l is a section longitudinally of my said tip as ready for use, and Fig. 2 is a partial longitudinal section at right angles to Fig. l, and of' about twice the ordinary dimensions of said tip.

Similar marksof reference denote the same part-s.

The tips'elnployed at the ends of shingrods are usually made as a iiaring or bellshaped end, with an openingl for passing the line, and the parts are rounded so as to allow the line to draw through freely. In some instances pieces of agate and other stones are inserted to relieve the friction and prevent wear as the line is drawn through said tip. In the iirst-nained case the friction is quite considerable, and both the line and tip are worn. In the latter ease the costis materially enhanced. i

The nature of my said invention consists in the employment of a tip formed with projecting jaws, receiving between them a sheave, and provided with a guide or guides in such a manner that the cord or line cannot get oi the sheave 0r be cut, injured, or entangled in use, thus avoiding all friction, and at the same time the appearance ofthe tip is but little changed.

In the drawings, a is a portion of the end of the fishing-rod. b is the socket of the tip, as usual. o c are jaws, between which the sheavez is tted to take the fishing-line d. The jaws c c are united, as at o o, in order to form a guide beneath which the fishing-line is threaded, and the jaws c c, projecting slightly beyond the sheave t, form a guide for the line; and these, in connection with the cross-guide o, insure a correct position to the line on the sheave t', regardless of the manner in which the line may have been thrown out.

In order to prevent the line as thrown out from catching in the tip, and to increase the beauty of huish, I form the jaws c with rounding` or semi-globular exterior surfaces and in order to have the edge of the sheaveiI slightly recessed, so that the line cannot come -in contact with the edges of the groove around said sheave, [introduce the same sidewise through an opening bored in one of the jaws cc, and then I insert the round-plug, as at l l, Fig. 2, to fill said opening, and solder the same in place after the sheave has been introduced, and the necessary holes having been bored, the arbor 2 of said sheave is introduced and riveted up or otherwise fastened in place and the tip finished up.

The advantages of my improved tip will be apparent, for friction is avoided, the line cannot get entangled or out of place, and this tip becomes a cheaper and better article than the jeweled tips heretofore employed.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is"

The fishing-rod tip formed with the guide o and receiving the sheave i, in the manner and for the purposes substantially as specified;

` In witness whereof I have hereunto set Lny signature this 17 th day of February, 1862.

JULIUS VOM HOFE. Witnesses:

LEMUEL W. SERRELL, THos. GEO. HAROLD. 

